Theatre 1009

Who is considered the first important Greek dramatist?

Aeschylus (525-456 BC)

Which of the following patterns emerged as theatre globalized?

All these answers are correct

A stage set should tell the audience

All these answers are correct.

What term is used when all lights are shut off at once?

Blackout

A wireless microphone attached to a performer is called a

Body Mic

One type of comic form that relies on gross exaggeration and occasional vulgarity is

Burlesque

The dramatic structure that features a restricted number of scenes is

Climactic Structure

The final and most significant crisis is referred to as the

Climax

Which of the following terms is used when one set of lights comes down at the same time that another set of lights comes up?

Cross-fade

Rain fits into which category of sound?

Environmental

Which type of dramatic structure features large numbers of locales?

Episodic Structure

Which type of dramatic structure often features many characters?

Episodic Structure

Of the following, who is considered the most modern?

Euripides (480-406 BC)

The imparting of details about the past that are essential but not covered by the action onstage is known as

Exposition

Which of the following terms is used when lights dim slowly, changing the scene from brighter to darker?

Fade

A movie theatre is configured more like a thrust stage than a proscenium stage.

False

If a reviewer dislikes a particular production, it is best to avoid going to see it.

False

Theatre employs such an in-depth collaborative process that an audience is not essential to the completed production.

False

Thespis is considered the first playwright

False

A door slamming fits into which category of sound?

Motivated

Who wrote King Oedipus?

Sophocles (497-406 BC

A key difference between visual and performance art is audience interaction.

True

At the heart of the theatre experience is the

actor-audience relationship

A "fourth wall theatre" describes a(n)

proscenium stage.

A low platform on wheels upon which set pieces are brought onstage is called a

wagon.

Stanislavski's early research into realistic acting techniques was conducted while he was directing many plays by

Anton Chekhov

Despite global influences, contemporary theatre tends to maintain the uniform and traditional styles of the country of production

False

If a playwright is writing about a historical event, it is inappropriate for the playwright to change the order of events to suit his/her purpose.

False

Performers must not mix acting methods; they should find a method that works for them and then strictly adhere to that method's approach.

False

The Greek amphitheatre is the first example of a proscenium theatre space.

False

The design elements of a theatrical production are purely visual.

False

The god Dionysus, to whom the Greek dramatic festivals were dedicated, was the god of war, death, and chastity.

False

The word "genre" means an ability to "generalize about all human beings by observing a small portion of their actions."

False

Within the theatrical setting, the designer tends to make artistic choices independently, rather than work in cooperation with other theatre artists.

False

When a beam of light is aimed at a particular area on the stage, it is said to be

Focuse

A hallmark of commedia dell'arte is its

Improv

A contemporary trend in musical theatre is a genre referred to as the ________, in which a story is written around already popular rock music.

Jukebox musical

In response to the new realistic drama of the late nineteenth century, ________ devised a system to teach performers how to achieve the necessary believability.

Konstantin Stanislavsk

The selection and arrangement of scenes that actually happen onstage is called the

Plot

Which person oversees the budget?

Producer

A highly directional microphone that is aimed from a distance at a specific area is called a

Shotgun Mic

Art can best be understood as a mirror: an extension or projection of how we live, think, and feel.

True

As opposed to music and the visual arts, theatre is a fully collaborative art form involving different specialists who share a common vision for a unified production.

True

Bourgeois or domestic drama consists of plays that deal with middle- or lower-middle-class characters that face problems of the family and the home rather than affairs of state

True

Comedy of manners is a form of comic drama that emphasizes a sophisticated atmosphere and witty dialogue

True

Despite the popularity of medieval religious drama, secular theatre and drama also existed in the Middle Ages.

True

Even television reality-show contestants are selected or "cast" for their character type to improve the chances for dramatic interactions among contestants.

True

Even though film and other forms of electronic media dominate world contemporary culture, live theatre has at least 2,300 more years of history and established tradition.

True

For the first 2,000 years of its recorded history, theatrical performances were held mostly outdoors during the day.

True

Gobos allow you to project patterns on stage that resemble light coming through tree branches, or an image of windows, or clouds, or stars, etc

True

In a traditional tragedy, the hero or heroine is caught in circumstances from which there is no escape and which inevitably lead to a fateful end

True

No one knows exactly how theatre began, nor exactly where or when it originated.

True

One disadvantage of the proscenium stage is that it tends to lose the intimacy that is found in other types of theatre spaces.

True

Postmodern directors tend to integrate elements of dance, film, video, and computer material into their productions

True

Saturday Night Live uses a format established in early vaudeville that was a popular form of entertainment in the early twentieth century.

True

Stock characters and dominant trait characters tend to appear most often in comedies or melodramas, due to their more two-dimensional nature.

True

The artistic director is responsible for all the creative activities of a noncommercial theatre

True

The point of view of an auteur production is that of the director, not the playwright.

True

The presence of conflict or tension is necessary for drama to exist

True

The scene designer's visual choices must support the movement and physical action of the play.

True

The size and type of theatre space affects audience perception; therefore, the choice of theatre space makes a big difference to both actors and the audience.

True

While there have been changes and modifications over the years to Stanislavski's approach to realistic acting, his theories continue to form the basis for most acting training.

True

Stage right and stage left mean the right and left side, respectively, from perspective of the

actors facing the audience.

The degree of separation between the object or an event, which an artist creates and the audience observes, is called

aesthetic distance.

Ensemble acting emphasizes the

artistic unity of a group performance

Which comic form has few intellectual pretentions; its humor arises as the result of ridiculous situations?

farce

One characteristic of ________ is that identical performances can be presented in many different places at the same time

film

Which of the following is NOT the responsibility of the dramaturg?

hiring the director and performers

Costumes do NOT indicate the

innermost thoughts of the characters

"Centering" involves finding the place where all the lines of force in the body come together. It is located, roughly, in the

middle of the torso

In which tragic form do the characters tend to be regular men and women?

modern tragedy

A ________ uses religious characters and religious themes to teach a lesson.

morality play

In a(n) ________, action occurs on several stages simultaneously

multifocus theatre

Which of the following is NOT a necessary component of a theatrical event?

music

A ________ dramatizes a series of biblical events

mystery play

A performance in front of an audience prior to the "official" opening of a play, when the director and the performers discover which parts of the play are successful and which are not, is known as the

preview.

In a noncommercial theatre, the managing director is akin to the ________ in a commercial theatre

producer

A ________ is a gauze or cloth screen that, when painted and lit from the front, appears solid, but when lit from behind becomes transparent

scrim

Which person communicates the rehearsal schedule to the performers?

stage manager

Which of the following best characterizes acting in classical Asian theatres?

stylization and symbolism

The most significant difference between film and theatre is

the relationship between the performer and the audience.

The putting aside of all literal and practical considerations by the audience in order to enter into the world of the drama is called

the willing suspension of disbelief.

One characteristic of ________ is that each performance is unique and occurs in the presence of an audience.

theatre

One characteristic of ________ is that the audience is capable of affecting the performers.

theatre

Developed by the Greeks, the ________ was also the type of theatre space used during Shakespeare's time.

thrust stage

n ________, the hero or heroine is a person of social stature: a king, a queen, a general, a nobleman, etc.

traditional tragedy

Elaborate scenery on/in a(n) ________ is impossible because it would block the view of some audience members.

arena stage, or theatre in-the-round

Which of the following provides the most intimate performance space?

arena stage, or theatre in-the-round

The arrangement and movements of performers relative to each other and to the stage space is called

blocking.

Which of the following is not ordinarily used for performances?

created, or found, space

The type of performance space associated with street theatre is the

created, or found, space.

The point of view of the ________ generally dominates an auteur production.

director

Which person casts the actors?

director

Which two forms of Asian theatre include long narrow bridges (the hashigakari and the hanamichi) used for actor entrances?

nō and kabuki

"Viewpoints" theory is an approach to acting that originated in the United States and combines dance and stage movement with concepts of

time and space.

Which of the following is NOT one of the responsibilities of a performer in the theatre?

to coordinate the elements and the vision of the production

A hole cut in the stage floor through which performers can enter or leave the stage is called a

trapdoor.

A moving belt or band that moves across the stage, on which scenery, props, or performers can move on and offstage, is called a

treadmill.

A circle set into the stage floor that can turn mechanically to bring one set into view as another disappears is a

turntable

Theatre as an art form is

unique from music and the visual arts, as it occupies both time and space.